institutionalized
English
Verb
institutionalized
- simple past tense and past participle of institutionalize
Adjective
institutionalized (comparative more institutionalized, superlative most institutionalized)
- Having been established as an institution.
- It is very difficult to get bureaucracies to abandon their institutionalized practices.
- Having been committed to an institution, such as a prison or an insane asylum.
- Once a potential employer learns that you've been institutionalized, you can forget about getting the job.
References
- institutionalized at OneLook Dictionary Search